Self-adjusting pocket hole jig

A self-adjusting pocket hole jig comprising:

• a base having a clamp end and a toggle end;
• a guide carried by the base intermediate the clamp end and the toggle end, and reciprocally movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the guide including at least one guide channels;
• a clamp assembly carried by the base and reciprocally movable between an engaged position when moved toward the guide and a disengaged position when moved away from the guide;
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• an adjustment mechanism coupled between the guide and the clamp assembly, the adjustment mechanism arranged to move the clamp assembly in a forward direction to the engaged position and correspondingly move the guide in a downward direction to the lowered position, and arranged to move the clamp assembly in a rearward direction to the disengaged position and correspondingly move the guide in an upward direction to the raised position.